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Small streams 6-15-09

June 15, 2009
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Small Streams

Fall River giant stonefly hatch has started on lower river.  Use your favorite dry pattern.  Portneuf River PMD emergence going great guns. Robinson  Creek is high and clear, but fishable with nymphs and wet flies. Try any bead head, wet renegade, or caddis emerger patterns. Birch Creek continues to be great fishing.  Warm River has PMDs, caddis and sallys ongoing.  Other small streams not draining really high country are beginning to shape up. These include Beaver Creek, the Medicine Lodge Creek drainage, and some of the Salt River tribs coming out of Idaho.

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South Fork 6-12-09

June 12, 2009
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South Fork

Here are two great pieces of information for South Fork enthusiasts.  First, the log that crossed the south channel below Twin Bridges has been removed.  Now we are free to launch boats here without that particular danger. The USBurRec feels that with the current water-weather situation they can fill Palisades Res. in a bit more that a week (it’s about 87% filled right now), BUT because inflow is dropping to fill Jackson Lake it is likely that flow out of Palisades Dam will not rise above 12700 cfs through the summer barring a prolonged hot spell in downstream agricultural areas.   Other than that,  fishing suggestions in our 6-10-09 report still hold.   We will keep up on South Fork giant stonefly progress when it happens. You will see the best information on its progress, strategy and patterns for it right here.

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Henry’s Lake 6-12-09

June 12, 2009
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Henry's Lake

Fishing here has really slowed since opening day weekend.  Fish are mostly in deeper water.  Trolling streamers or putting flies on the bottom there until weeds interfere will bring some responses. Give it a few weeks, and the damselfly emergence will bring the lake back to life fishing-wise.

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Henry’s Fork 6-12-09

June 12, 2009
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Henry's Fork

The best action the giant stonefly emergence offers here is gone for the year.  Cool wet weather put somewhat of a damper (no pun intended) on it here.  But the wise fly-fisher will carry a few adult patterns because  the most experienced fish will be looking for them for a while yet.  Soon goldens and PMDs will take over as the  “bugs of choice”.  This is already happening on the lower river where fish are responding to them. Let’s hope that it is followed by green drakes later this month.  But the big news is the “gray drake watch” along the lower river. These have begun emerging below Ashton Dam and soon will provide that great PM fishing that we all remember.   We will report progress here.  Come see us for the best patterns to use during this event.

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South Western Montana 6-12-09

June 12, 2009
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South Western Montana

Hebgen Lake is filling and fishing there has leveled off.  Midge pupa patterns under an indicator is the best way to find action. A few fish are taken on streamer patterns.  The South Fork of the Madison is running high and clear, and fishing is slow.  The Madison River between Hebgen Dam and Cabin Creek is fishing well for nymphers, but has a big population of anglers.  The Madison River below Quake Lake is improving with respect to conditions.   For now try San Juan worms, and big stone fly nymph patterns.  The Gallatin below the Taylor’s Fork confluence is high and discolored.

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Still Water 6-12-09

June 12, 2009
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Still Water

Most of these are fishing very well right now. Midge pupa under an indicator seems to work everywhere. Chesterfield produces around coves and willows as well as near the upper end (But below the reservation boundary). Daniels Res. (and Hawkins Res.) continues to produce best on the upper end and around shorelines before the wind kicks up.  Twenty-Four Mile Reservoir is coming alive with midge pupa and small leeches producing.  The big news is that damselfly nymphs are beginning to appear on all these with the peak and real action yet to come. Treasureton Res. is still in a recovery mode from the fish kill of a few years ago.

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Small Streams 6-12-09

June 12, 2009
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Small Streams

Many remain high because of cool, rainy days. The best are Birch Creek, Portneuf and Warm rivers. All offer top water fishing for trout rising to caddis, Yellow Sallys, BWOs and PMDs.  Robinson Creek is clear and high but dropping. Try beadheads there for now.  Buffalo River and Tom’s Creek are also fishable.

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Yellowstone Park 6-12-09

June 12, 2009
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Yellowstone Park

Conditions are improving.  The Madison River PMD emergence has begun.  The river is still a bit high, but fishable. The Firehole River remains very good fishing for top water approaches.   PMDs, BWOs, caddis and a few sallys are the fare.  Duck and Cougar creeks are fishable.  Water in both is in great shape. Some PMD’s are appearing on both, but wet flies bring the best action.  Ice is off Lewis and Shoshone lakes. Trolling streamers or fishing scuds and leeches over submerged weed beds bring action. Try streamers on the Lewis River between the two lakes.  Fall River Basin streams are weeks away from fly-fishing as there is much run-off to come down.

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South Fork 6-10-09

June 10, 2009
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South Fork

We continue to hear great things about the South Fork. No dry fly action to really speak of but the nymphing and streamer fishing is really picking up. As we get closer to the stonefly hatch at the end of June and the beginning of July, I would start fishing two rubberlegs below an indicator. Fish a #4 and drop a #6, or #8 about 18 inches below. San Juan worms, bead head nymphs are also producing fish. The fish have started moving to the banks and into the drop off of the riffles. As always with the change in the lower river because of the high water, if you are unsure about a side channel walk it before you float it. If you have any questions on the new regulations for camping in the canyon or on river character, please call us, or check an earlier post from the “Today at Jimmy’s” blog. You can reach that post by clicking here.

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